Monday, November 3, 2014

ECOSHOCK

Since July’14 with the death of the Boulder trees I have an extreme case of
Ecoshock that comes and goes, some days worse than others. Few people are even
noticing the tree carnage yet, but by July’15 the shock across the USA will
begin.Ecoshock is not quite as
simple as other forms of PTSD associated with trauma and intractable,
impossible situations. The sense of helplessness and paralysis associated with
Ecoshock is akin to the sense of inconsolable angst of experiencing one’s
landscape devastated by war. With the environmental destruction caused by the
Fukushima fallout we are indeed experiencing the effects of war…humanity’s war
against nature.

That we did this to
ourselves and that it wasn’t an act of nature makes the catastrophe all the more
poignant. With Ecoshock it is as though we have been disillusioned, having
given up on humanity as a viable species worthy of continued existence. Along
with our mourning is a profound sense of disgust in ourselves and the loss of
faith in a transcendent future. The thread of faith between the past and the
future all but broken by an act of violence against the planet so deep that we
cannot begin to fathom the consequences. Ecoshock is having the spiritual
ground pulled away, continuity crushed, and species self-respect tumbled into
the abyss.

SYMPTOMS OF ECOSHOCK

Ecoshock may comprise of an insidious mixture of anger,
sadness, stillness, quiet, malevolent-glee, gloating, stupor, helplessness,
what-the-fuk, incredulousness, superiority, disdain, dissociation, vigilance
and hypervisual acuity. The symptoms of Ecoshock can include frustration,
fatigue, clumsiness, anxiety, paranoia, depression, irritability, black and
white thinking, rigidity, and poor decision making. Short-term illness and
clumsiness from the breakdown of the immune system and imbalanced physiological
reactions.Outrage and disgust
over social ignorance and apathy and a corrosive rage at having to keep silent,
frozen trust and loss of faith in humanity, coupled with morbid sense of isolation
and loneliness from not having any responsible, aware and mature adults to talk
to. A dream told me that a Tower of Babel phenomena will occur as we enter
collective shock and social stress increases, confusion will reign and we may
not understandthe meaning of one
another’s speech. Ecoshock can be likened to having to die alone, unloved,
unnoticed and unremembered.

Subconscious worry and anxiety can result in excessive
emotional reactivity or the absence or suppression of observable emotion, feeling
concern, or passion ie: apathy and ambivalence. Subrational denial is one of
the primary defenses against Ecoshock. Refusal to admit or acknowledge Reality,
thus avoiding emotional conflict or anxiety and resorting to displacement
activities, substitution, transference, dissociative stupor, emotional
paralysis, cognitive dissonance, repression, anxiety, defensiveness,
provocative behavior, loss of memory, and/or loss of motivation.

With the specter ecocide on this scale there is nowhere to put one’s emotions
and no higher authority to go to who will make it all right. The biological
shock we are presently experiencing is on the equivalent to a nuclear war...for
unless we can get out of the radioactive zone, our aspirations for the future
and the entirety of our lives and our life’s work seems futile. However we
cannot simply close our eyes on the Dark Night and hope it will simply go
away…we must act! Ideally we need to be joining in groups (locally if possible)
to both mount a response to the threats (radiation, food supply, social unrest)
and to work on the solutions.

The progression of Ecoshock follows the classic stages of
grieving: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. The viable
response of responsible citizens requires nothing short of a rapid full-scale
campaign of social and cultural change. Honesty, truthful communication,
artistic expression, music, spontaneous dance and all manner of self-exegesis
and physical/mental/emotional/spiritual expansion will prevent us from going into
a collective catatonia and depression.

First stop ruminating on your prognosis and PROACTIVELY
pursue a course of action that will build up your nervous system, increase your
energy resources (enzymes), promote increased breathing and exercise, and build
up your resilience and emotional equilibrium. Rather than simply reacting to
circumstances we can condition emotional equilibrium through use of the mind in
understanding emotion, through spiritual practice of meditation, toning,
chanting, yoga, hanging, grounding, focusing and mindfulness etc... and through
nutrition and aerobic exercise. We reach this emotional equilibrium by
“building energy reserves,” while “discharging tension,” and strengthening a
perfectly relaxed body.

• Allow the grieving cycle to proceed and support each
stage.
• Bleed off the Fight/Flight response in strenuous exercise.
• Do de-armoring bodywork and yogic exercise to overcome freeze-paralysis.
• Create a supportive social group and an action response group.
• Express your angst and soulutions through art and creativity.
• Educate yourself and others about the causes of the eco-catastrophy.
• Reduce the stressors in your life in general by cleaning your life’s closet,
clearing relationships and moving on if necessary.
• Face addictions and self-sabotage head on as you need all the strength and
consciousness you can muster.

• Toning/Mantra/Humming especially by a river radically
calms and cleans the nervous system.
• Prioritize…stop wasting your time, energy and resources on that which doesn’t
“work,” ie: further your own progress and the evolutionary process.
• Fast and adopt a raw-superfood diet with sprouts, juicing and smoothies in
order to reduce the metabolic load allowing more energy and consciousness.

• Turn the devastation into a celebration of the human
spirit. Turn a loss into a gain wherever possible.

• Laughter is the universal panacea for many of the problems
associated with Ecoshock and PTSD including depression, panic, maldigestion,
lowered immunity, hypertension, convulsions and dissociation. Laughter also
improves health by suppressing stress hormones and elevating antibodies and
immunity.

You can find answers to dealing with Ecoshock by studying
future shock, bioenergetics, Wilhelm Reich’s work, empathetic psychotherapy,
the writings of Derrick Jensen. My writings on meta-adaptation to awakening and
kundalini such as The Exhaustion Phase on biologyofkundalini.com ... and my
Inner Arts book.
http://www.lulu.com/shop/jana-dixon/inner-arts-1-practicum/paperback/product-21369534.html

OVERCOMING ADRENAL FATIGUE

•Reducing Stress Hormones— The adrenal cortical hormones
suppress inflammatory processes, healing processes and the immune system. They
also convert glycogen stores into glucose and elevate blood sugar levels—to
counteract this catabolism chromium and Corosolic acid from Banaba leaf
improves glucose entry into cells. Consume raw-complex/low glycemic
carbohydrates and high quality protein to potentially deflect the ill effects
of elevated cortisol. Rhodiola rosa, acetyl-L-carnitine and phosphatidylserine
are used to reduce cortisol production and repair receptor sensitivity in the
hypothalamus. One of the best ways to control elevated cortisol levels is to
keep well hydrated for dehydration causes cortisol levels to increase.

•Hypoadrenalism—Prolonged stress exhausts the adrenal glands
and other glands and organ systems resulting in Hypoadrenia. Hypothyroidism,
reactive hypoglycemia and depressed immunity are often associated with this
condition as well. To build up your adrenals to recover from fatigue take 1000
mg four times per day of buffered vitamin C with plenty of water between meals.
The adrenals are the site of the highest concentration of vitamin C in the
body. Natural Vitamin C Sources: Amla powder, acerola cherry, camu camu, rose
hips, kiwi fruit, red capsicum, parsley, broccoli, black currents, elderberry,
acai, maqui, sea-buckthorn berry, aronia, pomegranate, goji and mangosteen.
Pantothenic acid or B5, vitamin B1 and vitamin B6 work synergistically to
nourish and strengthen the adrenals.

Herbs to overcome adrenal fatigue and rebuild the adrenals
are: Ashwagandha, Chaparral, Ginseng, Licorice, Ma huang and Suma. Licorice
root slows down the deactivation of cortisol and aldosterone extending the life
of these hormones in the body, so may be best to avoid a lot of licorice root
during the peak phase.

Followers

About Me

http://www.lulu.com/shop/jana-dixon/inner-arts-1-practicum/paperback/product-21369534.html
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=inner%20arts%201%20practicum&sprefix=inner+arts+%2Caps&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Ainner%20arts%201%20practicum
Awakening the Sovereignty of the individual and Transforming The Human Condition. Optimizing the evolutionary principle, regenerating the body and the earth allows us to transcend the Degenerative Complex and Awaken Gnosis, to live the life of the Cosmic Visionary